8th Independent Spirit Awards | |
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Date | March 27, 1993 |
Site | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Hosted by | Buck Henry |
Highlights | |
Best Film | The Player |
Most awards | The Waterdance (2) |
Most nominations | Gas Food Lodging (5) One False Move (5) |
The 8th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1992, were announced on March 27, 1993.[1][2][3][4] It was hosted by Buck Henry and was the first ceremony held under a tent on the beach in Santa Monica.[5][6][7]
Nominees and winners

Harvey Keitel, Best Male Lead winner
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Fairuza Balk, Best Female Lead winner
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Steve Buscemi, Best Supporting Male winner

Alfre Woodard, Best Supporting Female winner
Best Feature | Best Director |
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The Player | Carl Franklin – One False Move |
Best Male Lead | Best Female Lead |
Harvey Keitel – Bad Lieutenant | Fairuza Balk – Gas Food Lodging |
Best Supporting Male | Best Supporting Female |
Steve Buscemi – Reservoir Dogs | Alfre Woodard – Passion Fish |
Best Screenplay | Best First Feature |
The Waterdance – Neal Jimenez | The Waterdance – Neal Jimenez and Michael Steinberg |
Best Cinematography | Best Original Score |
Night on Earth – Frederick Elmes | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me – Angelo Badalamenti
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Best International Film | |
The Crying Game • UK
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Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations | Film |
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5 | Gas Food Lodging |
One False Move | |
4 | Laws of Gravity |
Swoon | |
The Waterdance | |
3 | Bad Lieutenant |
Reservoir Dogs | |
2 | All the Vermeers in New York |
Deep Cover | |
Light Sleeper | |
Passion Fish | |
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | |
Zebrahead |
Films that won multiple awards
Awards | Film |
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2 | The Waterdance |
References
- ↑ "Spirited show for New Line". Variety. 1993-01-18. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ↑ "'Lodging,' 'False Move' Top Independent Nominees". Los Angeles Times. 1993-01-19. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ↑ "An Irreverent Celebration of the Independent Spirit". Los Angeles Times. 1993-03-26. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ↑ "Independent Spirit Awards Lives Up to Its Name". Los Angeles Times. 1993-03-29. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ↑ "Independence days". Variety. 2005-02-24. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ↑ "Independent Spirit Awards Lives Up to Its Name : Movies: Irreverent, annual alternative awards program names 'The Player' as best of 1992". Los Angeles Times. 1993-03-29. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ↑ "History". Film Independent.
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